decking joists

I've drawn up plans for a 700mm wide decking path using timber joists, decking blocks etc etc, but I feel like I'm massively over complicating it. I also want it to be flush with the grass level, so I'll need to excavate a whole lot of soil. In these photos, I can see the guy has used some kind...

Hi, I have a concrete slab in my garden which I’d like to put a deck on. I’m thinking about building a composite subframe, which I’ll drill into the concrete, and then laying timber decking on top. My thinking is that a composite subframe won’t rot down if water sits on the concrete, but I...

We have decking abt 2ft high to level with garden door. Tired of wooden frame collapsing in few places, so wonder if anyone has built a brick parallel wall and put perpendicular joist and lay decking on top. Is that recommended?

Hi, I’ve got a joist which has taken too many screw holes now. Whats the best way to fill them without taking the board off? Or is it a case of replace the part of the joist?

I'm looking to build a deck in the back garden at the end of July. With everything that has been going on I'm looking to get the timbers and joist hangers etc. ordered up, ready for me to start over my summer holiday. I've made a plan of how I think it should be put together, but unsure of the...

Hey all Our house will need to be rendered at the back anytime soon-ish as we have scratch coats here and there ( and besides being unsightly, we think they could lead to rain water ingress!??) We been living in a building site for the last six months and we don't see the external render...

I'm planning a deck on my patio which will be attached to the house with a ledger board and 10mm spacers. However, the patio is surrounded on all 3 other sides by a retaining wall and I'm worried if I attach the deck to the wall, when it expands in the wet weather it will bow badly as it has...

Pretty self explanatory really. The old shed I assume has been there for decades (it looked old when I moved in 10 years ago) and is on a concrete base of 5x3 foot. I want to replace it with a new shed that is 6x4, but a quick Google search suggests it is not practical to extend a concrete base...

I am currently building a base for a 16'x8' (pressure treated) shed and an 8'x5' of the base will be on the site of existing decking. My plan is to remove the decking, then put part of the shed on the decking joists (this appears to be very sturdy and professionally installed), making sure the...